Spool-holder.



S. G. SGHIPF. srooL HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 1914.

Patented Mar.2,1915.

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SAB-,AH G. SCHIFF, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOS.

SPOOL-I-TOLDEB.

Application filed February 7, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH G. Scmrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Spool-Holders, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to spool holders and has especial reference to devices of this sort adapted to be worn by house-wives, seamstresses, and the like.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a simple, convenient and cheap to construct spool holder that may be pinned to the clothing of the wearer, so as to render the thread contained on the spool convenient for ready use, wherever the user may be.

Another and more specific object of my invention is to provide a. device of the character described that may quickly be made, preferably of a single wire, so twisted or contorted as to properly hold the parts thereof together without the use of extraneous fastening means, such as rivets, solder or the like, and without leaving any raw eX- posed edges.

Other, further and more specific objects of my invention will become readily apparent, to persons skilled in the art, from a consideration of the following description when taken in conjunction with the drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device showing it pinned to a garment and a spool on the holder. Fig. 2 is a front elevation and Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a modification.

In all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parts.

The device is made preferably of silver plated spring wire. The wire is bent into a 'pin loop, as at 5, and is then carried forward to form the thread eye 6 and deflected at substantial right angles to form one part, or member of the spool horn, as at 7. It is then bent back upon itself, as at 8, to form Vthe other side of the horn, as at 9. Itis then continued to form one member 10, of one of the opposing horns and bent back upon' itself, as at 11, to form the other member 12 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Serial No. 817,110.

is held in closed position by its resilience A and the eye 5, after its has been inserted in the garment, as at 18. The opposing horns, composed of the wires, or members 7, 8 and 9, and'lO, 11 and 12, respectively, are made, as clearly shown, of double wires so as to make them unusually strong to withstand the wear to which they may be subjected and, being bent back upon themselves, as at 8 and 11, there are no raw edges left at any points to scratch or injure the wearer. To insert a spool it is only necessary to slightly separate the hornsand pass them into the axial opening in the spool when the resiliency of the horns will cause them to be drawn together and completely hold the spool in position. The thread 14 is then passed through the eye 6 when it will hang down for convenient access by the user.

The device will be conveniently placed for a lady when pinned upon the front of her waist or dress and when the thread 14 is to be used, it is broken oil", as shown in Fig. 1, leaving a. sufficiently long end to prevent it from fallingback through the eye 6.

Fig. 4 shows a modification wherein there is provided a plurality of spool holding horns, for a plurality of spools and as many different kinds of threads.

lVhile I have herein shown a single embodiment of my invention for the purpose of clear disclosure, it is evident that changes may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. A spool holder made of a single wire to provide two opposing spool engaging horns, each horn bent back upon itself at its ing in a pin hook, the other end of the wire extending in the form of a pin for engagement with said hook. In testimony whereof hereunto set hand in the presence of two witnesses.

SARAH G. SCHIFF. ln the presence of# FORE BAIN, MARY F. ALLEN.

termediate point and continued vertically and bent downwardly upon itself to form a pin for engagement with said hook.

2. A spool holder made of a single wire to provid-e two opposite spool engaging horns, each horn bent back upon itself at its free end to provide two parallel members, one end of said wire bent into a thread eye, at an intermediate point, and terminat- Copies of this patent :may 'be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Gommissoner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

